Originally Posted by Dude
This. I've seen survey results where people are self-assessed at above-average intelligence at a rate of 85%. The same rate would probably be true if they were asked if they were better than average looking, funnier than average, etc.

I have seen similar research. I wonder if the gifted are more likely to suffer from "depressive realism" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressive_realism .